The city of Cincinnati wants to buy back 130 acres of land sold to Blue Ash some six years ago, but only for a few hours to shut the airport down before selling it back.

The controversy dates back to 2006 when Blue Ash first shook hands with Cincinnati, buying the land the airport sits on for $37.5 million. City officials want to use part of the money to fund the streetcar, but officials recently learned federal guidelines force money from the sale of an open airport to be used for aviation.